Etowah/Coosa River Water Temperature 48 Degrees Hands down the best winter time fishing we have seen in a decade! The drought of 2016 was eventually relieved with some much needed rain. The rivers and area lakes got some relief, but not an over abundance of runoff that has caused poor fishing in winters passed. The […]
Just typing the number 2015 is still just weird, but it is here and time is still ticking. The good thing is the fish are doing exactly as they should for this time of year! January had some brutally cold days but February promises to mix it up with some milder temperatures and longer days. […]
Coosa River Team Orion has been “Playing The Blues.” Blue Catfish that is. Water temperatures have fallen to the mid 50s on the river channel and the Blue Cats have been eating big baits fished on big gear. We have been targeting these upper class fish by fishing the biggest baits we can manage. To […]
The summer water temps and lethargic fish activity have finally changed. This week the fish have started chasing shad very aggressively. Our catches have been great all week. We have been getting Stripers, Crappie, White Bass, and some “magnum” Spotted Bass! The schools of shad are an amazing sight to witness. I do not know […]
Today was the annual Etowah River cleanup effort that targeted 298 miles of shoreline and river basin of the Etowah through Bartow and Floyd counties. Orion Fishing Charters is proud to be involved in such a great cause. We suspended our charters for the day to roll our sleeves up and get involved for this […]
After a great week of weather and fishing on Allatoona, I was able to get a two day break from charters. The timing could not have been better when my son asked me to join him for a few days to fish the Oostanaula River. We loaded the canoes and camping gear and slid off […]
Lake Allatoona The lake is almost 7 feet below full pool with a water surface temperature of mostly 77 degrees. Allatoona is looking great right now, however, the bite is not as good as her appearance. Fish are scattered from the north to south. The north end will be best for smaller fish such as […]
Today I fished with Mark P. and his 9 year old daughter Hanna. For the second time in 2 weeks I have had the pleasure of fishing with a Father/Daughter team for a birthday gift. Whatever we can do to make a fishing outing for kids a good memory is a must. I knew I […]
Lake Allatoona is about 5 feet low and the suface temp. mostly 82 degrees Fishing has been up and down for the last month with the fish on the move in search of comfortable conditions and the presence of bait. One day the creeks will be loaded with fish and the next day you will […]
Lake Allatoona Today I fished with Larry M. and his 10 year old daughter Aubrey. Today’s’ trip was Aubrey’s request for her birthday. When Larry called to book the fishing charter he let me know that Aubrey was the angler of the two and they just wanted to catch fish. It was exciting to me […]